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AACB's Executive Secretariat

"Secretariat" means the location of the administrative office of the Executive Secretary as determined by the Assembly of Governors. (Article 1 , Paragraph 2, Ident xi of the AACB Statutes )

The AACB Secretariat provides secretariat services ( Article 5, Paragraph 8 of the AACB Statutes ) for the meetings of the Association and performs any other duties the Assembly of Governors may assign to it.

Paragraph 8 of Article 5 of the AACB StatutesThe Secretariat shall provide the secretariat for the meetings of the Association and perform any other duties the Assembly of Governors may assign to it. The functions and organization of the Secretariat shall be specified in a separate document as approved by the Assembly of Governors.

Location of the SecretariatThe Secretariat of the Association shall be located at a place as may be determined by the Assembly of Governors. It may be changed by a consensus of the Assembly of Governors. (Article 1, Paragraph 3 of the Statutes).

As proposed by the Assembly of Governors at its 25th ordinary meeting held on August 16, 2001 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the AACB Secretariat is hosted by the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), in the premises of its headquarters in Dakar, Senegal.

About Us

The idea of an Association of African Central Banks was first introduced on May 25, 1963, at the Summit Conference of African Heads of State and Government held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In this regard, African Heads of State and Government unanimously agreed to set up a preparatory Economic Committee to study a large range of monetary and financial issues, in collaboration with Governments and in consultation with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).